Review on 🔌 Purgo USB-C Hub Adapter Dock for MacBook Air M1 2021-2018 and MacBook Pro M1 2021-2016 – 4K HDMI, 100W Power Delivery, 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3, 5K@60Hz, USB Type-C, 2 USB 3.0, SD/Micro Card Readers (Gold) by Smiley Edwards

Those of you who buy a 2018 MacBook Pro 18" Retina will be disappointed with the lack of connectivity - all you get is 4 proprietary Thunderbolt 3 ports. . If you don't want to upgrade all your peripherals (!), this device is the perfect solution. It occupies two of your TB3 ports (either on the left or flip the device over to place it to the right of your laptop), but in return gives you one (so you still have 3xTB3) plus 2 USB3.1 ports (the older a larger USB port), a USB-C port as well as microSD and SD card readers, and an HDMI port that seems to support 4K (I couldn't verify this). The connector is very tight on the connector and it can be a little awkward for inexperienced users to plug the device into the computer this way. But once plugged in, it doesn't work. Careless releasing is good so that the data transfer is not interrupted. I suspect this might be a problem for one of the reviews here that claims it only works half the time; the device may simply not be seated firmly enough. The unit does get a little warm, but not as much as the computer itself, and certainly not to the extent of similar models from other manufacturers, according to reviewers on this site. Overall I'm very happy with it - it does exactly what I wanted it to do. I would give 4.5 stars if such an option was available; The last half of the star is due to having to modify my Kuzy case to fit this device... not that hard but frustrating that I have to smash into a brand new case. perfectly functional. As a bonus, I found a padded spare reading glasses case (in space grey, of course!). It protects the device well when being rocked in a bag, as I wouldn't recommend taking it with you when it's attached to a laptop.